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Michael O’Leary, Ryanair’s publicity-loving chief executive, is again proclaiming plans to charge for bathroom use, while also saying the airline may add a standing area with “vertical seats” at the back of its Boeing 737 fleet, the U.S. Telegraph reported Thursday.
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Southwest Airlines Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Mike Van de Ven on Thursday called for a new single-aisle aircraft, saying the current Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 families cannot deliver the “step change” in efficiency that airlines need, Air Transport World reported Friday.
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